Subtests
There are six subtest that fall under the PIAT
- This test is administered and scored differently than the rest.
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DEMONSTRATION
- This subtest measures the student's general knowledge.
- There are two different level tests
- Level I: for K-1st
- Level II: for 2nd-12th
- During this subtest, the examiner reads the question aloud and the student answers orally.
- Level I tests students prewriting skills: copying and writing letters, words, and sentences
- Level II the students writes a story in response to a picture prompt
- Students answer multiple choice questions
- This is an oral reading test
- The initial items measure the student's ability to recognize letters from their names or sounds.
- The pre-reading items measure the student's ability to recognize the sounds with the printed letters
How assessment to be used by Educational Team
- In later items, the student must demonstrate the ability to recognize standard spellings by choosing the correct spelling of a word spoken by the examiner
- In the other items, the student reads words aloud
- The student answers multiple choice items to test knowledge and application of mathematical concepts and facts
- Measures the student's understanding of what they've read.
- To see what goals or objectives they can create using the assessment scores
- The questions range from recognizing numbers to solving geometry and trigonometry problems
- The student reads a sentence silently and on the next page chooses the one picture out of four that best illustrates the sentence
- Can see if any guidance or counseling is needed
What information can be obtained?
example: early admission to kindergarten or a student transferring from another school
- Children's achievement level
- Child's scores compared to that of their peers
- Information on what a child's strengths and weaknesses are
- Behavior in testing situations
- Insight on how the student handles problems and tasks
- General behavior patterns and attitudes
Description
The Peabody Individual Achievement Test-Revised (PIAT-R) measures academic achievement of children ages five and over. It is among the most widely used brief assessments of academic achievement, with demonstrably high test-retest reliability and concurrent validity.
How information to be used by Education Team
What does it measure?
Individualized administered achievement test
providing wide-range assessment in six content areas:
- General Information
- Reading Recognition
- Reading Comprehension
- Mathematics
- Spelling
- Written Expression
-Untimed power test, not a speed test.
The child's scores can be compared with that of their peers. This can be used to place the child in the appropriate classroom in order to best fit their needs.
How it could assist the classroom teacher?
This information can be used to drive instruction. The teacher can adapt his/her lessons based on the students scores, and spend more time on what the students did poorly on. A teacher can also provide individualized instruction to certain students. In addition, these scores can be used for RtI.
Validity and reliability of assessment
* There is content validity and concurrent validity.
* There is split-half reliability, Kuder-Richardson reliability, item response theory reliability, and test-retest reliability.
PIAT: Peabody Individual Achievement Test - Revised